Effect of a care transition intervention by pharmacists: An RCT

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Farris, Karen B ^a   Carter, Barry L ^b,c   Xu, Yinghui ^c   Dawson, Jeffrey D ^b   Shelsky, Constance ^b   Weetman, David B ^b,d   Kaboli, Peter J ^c,d,e   James, Paul A ^c,d   Christensen, Alan J ^c,f   Brooks, John M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f E11 SSH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Care transitions; Clinical pharmacist; Continuity of care; Medication care plan; Medication reconciliation

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE MANAGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; IOWA; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; IOWA; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84928801085     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-406     Document Type: Article

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